Core Kyoto Mini
A look at the custom of giving gifts at milestones and at the change of seasons. Additionally, gifts are exchanged in the traditional betrothal rite. Paper cords are twisted into intricate shapes and decorate gifts.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Frontrunners
Globally-renowned chef Kuwakino Keiko uses a new take on traditional methods to showcase the culture, climate and produce of Minami-Uonuma, one of the snowiest places in Japan.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
The small 10-cm fish, wakasagi, is the star of Japan's winter fishing season. Drilling holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meeting fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Dive in Tokyo
Yotsuya is a central neighbourhood that sits between the Imperial Palace and Shinjuku. Venturing down side streets and encounter pockets of Edo - the former name of Tokyo.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Direct Talk
Indonesian environmental activist Yuyun Ismawati, co-founder of the Nexus3 Foundation NGO, has been tackling the mercury poisoning issues caused by illegal gold mining practices.
Kabuki Kool, Säsong 3
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Ninja Truth
Explores the latest in ninja research through discussions with two experts. While Fukushima Takamasa found the Kanrinseiyo, the apparent source of the Bansenshukai ninja manual, Professor Yuji Yamada uncovered some fascinating manuscripts in the US.
Magical Japanese
The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This time, a look at the words related to salt and exploring the unique culture behind them.
Core Kyoto Mini
A look at the custom of giving gifts at milestones and at the change of seasons. Additionally, gifts are exchanged in the traditional betrothal rite. Paper cords are twisted into intricate shapes and decorate gifts.
Newsroom Tokyo
Comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia. It explains the day's developments and what is behind them.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Direct Talk
Joshua Miele designs accessibility tools for people with disabilities to interact equitably with the world. He explains how the pursuit of equal access has driven innovations for the benefit of all.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life
Travelling to a well-known tourist resort just outside of Edo, where day-trippers are enjoying river recreation and forest walks, praying at local shrines, and sitting down for riverside picnics.
Today's Close-Up
Explores the vendors' challenges in rebuilding their businesses after the earthquake in January 2024. Experts provide insights on how to make the vendors get back on their feet as fast as possible.
Frontrunners
Globally-renowned chef Kuwakino Keiko uses a new take on traditional methods to showcase the culture, climate and produce of Minami-Uonuma, one of the snowiest places in Japan.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
The small 10-cm fish, wakasagi, is the star of Japan's winter fishing season. Drilling holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meeting fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Dive in Tokyo
Yotsuya is a central neighbourhood that sits between the Imperial Palace and Shinjuku. Venturing down side streets and encounter pockets of Edo - the former name of Tokyo.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline Biz
Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news, with added analysis from expert guests at the studio.
Ninja Truth
Explores the latest in ninja research through discussions with two experts. While Fukushima Takamasa found the Kanrinseiyo, the apparent source of the Bansenshukai ninja manual, Professor Yuji Yamada uncovered some fascinating manuscripts in the US.
Magical Japanese
The Japanese language is rich in words and expressions influenced by nature, history and culture. This time, a look at the words related to salt and exploring the unique culture behind them.
Core Kyoto Mini
A look at the custom of giving gifts at milestones and at the change of seasons. Additionally, gifts are exchanged in the traditional betrothal rite. Paper cords are twisted into intricate shapes and decorate gifts.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Ukiyoe Edo-Life
Travelling to a well-known tourist resort just outside of Edo, where day-trippers are enjoying river recreation and forest walks, praying at local shrines, and sitting down for riverside picnics.
Time-Lapse Japan
Explores the history and legacy of the Seto Inland Sea, with time-lapse footage.
Japan From Above: Up Close
The narrator sheds light on the renowned hot spring resort of Beppu, a city in Oita Prefecture on the east coast of Kyushu island.
Kabuki Kool, Säsong 3
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores The Battles of Coxinga by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It's an epic tale with a Sino-Japanese hero taking up arms in China for the family his father once served.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Core Kyoto
Kyoto potters refine their skills in a division of labour. Two painters wield their brushes to create delicate designs in majestic strokes and colours, gaining much attention in the industry and beyond.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Direct Talk
Rene Silva dos Santos, a favela native, began the paper Voz das Comunidades at 11, sharing local views. He tells the viewer how he underscores the crucial role of disseminating information from the favelas.
Design X Stories
Explores restrooms from the Tokyo Toilet project with a neat design and the added purpose of being a public space.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Japanology Plus
In Japan, one in every seven homes is empty. These 8.5 million vacant properties may increase the risk of fire and burglary, or negatively impact local real estate prices. A look at the new ways that are emerging to make use of them.
NHK Newsline
Hourly news updates featuring current affairs, business news, financial updates and global weather forecasts.
Newsline in Depth
Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan, as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.
Trails to Oishii Tokyo
The small 10-cm fish, wakasagi, is the star of Japan's winter fishing season. Drilling holes in an icy lake for some line fishing and meeting fishers who are passionate about conservation efforts.